MP Han Dong (Don Valley North, Ont.) was blacklisted from any cabinet appointment after coming under security surveillance, the Commission on Foreign Interference disclosed yesterday. Cabinet aides confirmed Dong was deemed unfit for promotion yet twice ran for office as a member of the Liberal caucus until media divulged his China contacts in 2023: "Don Valley North comes to mind." READ MORE
Conservatives yesterday demanded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau name names after he said he had "explosive" top secret evidence Opposition members were acting for foreign agents. “Release the names,” said Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre: "Share it with the public." READ MORE
Gazan refugees who arrive in Canada will receive free health care, language training, free work and study permits and other unspecified “financial assistance,” the Department of Immigration said yesterday. It would not disclose the cost: 'This will help Gazans as they arrive across Canada.' READ MORE
Newly-declassified 1989 records show then-Finance Minister Michael Wilson assured cabinet “there was no revolt” by taxpayers over his introduction of the GST. A groundswell of opposition subsequently reduced Wilson’s Progressive Conservative Party to two seats in Parliament: "There was no ‘revolt’ building against the GST." READ MORE
Computer algorithms are bypassing a costly national rail safety measure mandated by Parliament, the Transportation Safety Board disclosed yesterday. Crash investigators cited three incidents including near misses in which key information was lost: "In all three of these occurrences the trains were operating near the border with the United States." READ MORE
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office had enough “concerns” about one Liberal MP it vetoed his appointment to a Commons committee, the Commission on Foreign Interference disclosed yesterday. Cabinet has yet to explain why MP Han Dong (Don Valley North, Ont.) remained a Liberal candidate through two elections: "Un-endorsing Mr. Dong would have direct electoral consequences." READ MORE
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives three memos a day, a political aide testified yesterday. The Commission on Foreign Interference is attempting to determine why Trudeau failed to act on repeated warnings of alleged illegal activity by foreign agents: "Would you agree with me the Prime Minister of Canada should not have any problem reading?" READ MORE
When our lives are finished and we recall the challenges that we’ve faced and achievements we’ve earned, none of us want to leave anything on the table. That’s what motivates me. In life it is simple to attempt only the easy things. I’m drawn to the mental and physical challenge. Working at high altitude and low oxygen, packing heavy gear with a specific and difficult goal in mind gives me that. I enjoy being uncomfortable in my surroundings. That challenge elevates you within. Is it the danger that’s appealing? Perhaps, but I think it’s more the extreme challenge.
